Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 09/26/2006 by Sahale - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Seneca, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
In two years of successive plantings, I've consistenly gotten woody stems. When I have waited for 8" stems with 2-3 open flowers, only the 2-3 inches at the tip are edible. The attractive, 3/4"-thick stem has well-developed fibers just outside the pith, so they can't be removed by peeling. Picking earlier works OK, but there are better greens for that purpose. Side shoots are abundant, and suggested in the decsription, but the became woody even smaller. I may try one more time on a compost pile, or some similarly super-fertile substrate.